diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3691423e..dab83450 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ dist
 *swp
 .project
 .pydevproject
+.idea/
diff --git a/test/test_board.py b/test/test_board.py
index 680551ed..b90d9bb4 100644
--- a/test/test_board.py
+++ b/test/test_board.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import unittest
 import os
-from trello import TrelloClient
+from trello import TrelloClient, Board
 
 
 class TrelloBoardTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -103,6 +103,38 @@ def test90_get_board(self):
         board = self._trello.get_board(self._board.id)
         self.assertEqual(self._board.name, board.name)
 
+    def test100_add_board(self):
+        test_board = self._trello.add_board("test_create_board")
+        test_list = test_board.add_list("test_list")
+        test_list.add_card("test_card")
+        open_boards = self._trello.list_boards(board_filter="open")
+        self.assertEqual(len([x for x in open_boards if x.name == "test_create_board"]), 1)
+
+    def test110_copy_board(self):
+        boards = self._trello.list_boards(board_filter="open")
+        source_board = next( x for x in boards if x.name == "test_create_board")
+        self._trello.add_board("copied_board", source_board=source_board)
+        listed_boards = self._trello.list_boards(board_filter="open")
+        copied_board = next(iter([x for x in listed_boards if x.name == "copied_board"]), None)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(copied_board)
+        open_lists = source_board.open_lists()
+        self.assertEqual(len(open_lists), 4) # default lists plus mine
+        test_list = open_lists[0]
+        self.assertEqual(len(test_list.list_cards()), 1)
+        test_card = next ( iter([ x for x in test_list.list_cards() if x.name == "test_card"]), None )
+        self.assertIsNotNone(test_card)
+
+    def test120_close_board(self):
+        boards = self._trello.list_boards(board_filter="open")
+        open_count = len(boards)
+        test_create_board = next( x for x in boards if x.name == "test_create_board") # type: Board
+        copied_board = next( x for x in boards if x.name == "copied_board") # type: Board
+        test_create_board.close()
+        copied_board.close()
+        still_open_boards = self._trello.list_boards(board_filter="open")
+        still_open_count = len(still_open_boards)
+        self.assertEqual(still_open_count, open_count - 2)
+
 
 def suite():
     # tests = ['test01_list_boards', 'test10_board_attrs', 'test20_add_card']
diff --git a/test/test_trello_client.py b/test/test_trello_client.py
index 9fa0ef96..c1feec14 100644
--- a/test/test_trello_client.py
+++ b/test/test_trello_client.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def test01_list_boards(self):
         self.assertEquals(
-            len(self._trello.list_boards()),
+            len(self._trello.list_boards(board_filter="open")),
             int(os.environ['TRELLO_TEST_BOARD_COUNT']))
 
     def test10_board_attrs(self):
diff --git a/trello/trelloclient.py b/trello/trelloclient.py
index 217e4732..ccf46417 100644
--- a/trello/trelloclient.py
+++ b/trello/trelloclient.py
@@ -120,11 +120,16 @@ def get_board(self, board_id):
         obj = self.fetch_json('/boards/' + board_id)
         return Board.from_json(self, json_obj=obj)
 
-    def add_board(self, board_name):
+    def add_board(self, board_name, source_board=None):
         '''Create board
-
+        :param board_name: Name of the board to create
+        :param source_board: Optional Board to copy
         :rtype: Board
         '''
+        post_args={'name': board_name}
+        if source_board is not None:
+            post_args['idBoardSource'] = source_board.id
+
         obj = self.fetch_json('/boards', http_method='POST',
                               post_args={'name': board_name})
         return Board.from_json(self, json_obj=obj)